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PTC Creo View Express 3.0 (91 MB)

  • View PTC Creo 2D and 3D MCAD designs
  • View standard drawing formats (CGM, DWG, DWF, HPGL)
  • Navigate large assemblies
  • View with cross sections
  • Easily download and install

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Free MCAD Visualization Software

PTC Creo View Express provides comprehensive capabilities for viewing and interrogating mechanical CAD models.

Fill out the form and get the free software to visualize digital product data.

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Capabilities

Main capabilities:

  • Zoom, pan, rotate, and spin
  • View multi-documents
  • View, expand, collapse product structure
  • View annotations and markups
  • Measure distance, radius, diameter, angle

Creo View Express lets you also visualize ECAD data.

See all capabilities of the free version and compare with other versions.

Installation

To install:

  • Download and click install
  • Follow the InstallShield wizard instructions

System Requirements

Operating systems:

  • Windows® 8 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Windows® 7 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Windows Vista® 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Windows XP 32-bit and 64-bit

NOTE: Supported on 64-bit platforms only as a 32-bit application.

Supported language: English

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Free vs. Full Version Comparison

Upgrade to Creo View Lite to:

  • Use PTC Windchill system integration
  • View image formats (BMP,JPG, GIF) and PDF documents
  • View layers and groups
  • Create, save, and delete annotations, markup, and watermarks
  • Create and define sections

Upgrade to Creo View MCAD to:

  • View additional image formats (JT, STEP, STL, VRML, DGN, GBF, IGES)
  • Save (Creo View) and Export (2D image formats, IGES, STEP, VRML, DXF)
  • Create and edit groups
  • Edit part properties (Color, Style, Location, Name)
  • Create additional sections (Quarter Cut, Capped, Part Selection)
  • Create construction geometry (Point, Plane, Axis, Curve, Coordinates, Line)
  • Create exploded assembly views

Compare the Creo View versions side-by-side.

Free Version Software – Provided “AS-IS” and without support

Creo View Express is provided by PTC without charge and consequently is provided on an “AS IS” basis without Warranty. Further limitations are contained in the PTC Program License Agreement for Free Software accompanying the product. If you do not agree to these terms, do not accept them during product installation and do not use Creo View Express.

Export Agreement

Parametric Technology Corporation (PTC) and PTC software are subject to United States (U.S.) export control laws and regulations. By checking the box below you hereby specifically warrant and represent the following:

  1. You are eligible to receive and use U.S. exports;
  2. You are not listed on either the U.S. Department of Commerce's Entity List or Denied Persons List or the U.S. Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals;
  3. You are not residing in or a national of CUBA, IRAN, LIBYA, NORTH KOREA, SUDAN, OR SYRIA;
  4. You will not use or divert for use, directly or indirectly, any PTC software or technical data relating thereto (a) in any nuclear related activity (civilian or military), (b) in the design, development, production, stockpiling or use of missiles, and/or (c) in the design, development, production, stockpiling or use of biological or chemical weapons; AND
  5. You will not re-export or divert any PTC software or technical data relating thereto to any third party or region and you agree to not distribute, any software, technical data or any products derived from software or technical data provided hereunder in contravention of U.S. law or regulation

You hereby acknowledge and further agree that (i) a violation of any of the above representations constitutes a violation of your license to use PTC software and therefore will be cause for the immediate termination of your license to use any PTC software and (ii) PTC may terminate your license to use PTC software in its entirety, effective immediately and without advance notice, if PTC or an agency of the U.S. Government determines that a U.S. export license or other U.S. governmental approval is required for you to obtain or use (or continue to use) PTC software.